Company News Archive

Announcing the appointment of Donnie Miller to our Advisory Board

A veteran with over 40 years of sales, marketing, operations, and executive management experience in the lighting industry, Miller was instrumental in the growth of such companies as Metalux as well as USI Lighting/Lighting Corporation of America (which included major brands Columbia Lighting, Prescolite, AAL, Moldcast, Keystone Lighting, Progress Lighting, and Dual Light), where he held successive roles as Regional Sales Manager, National Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, and ultimately President and COO from 1986-2000. For the next decade, Miller was responsible for running the National Account Division of Cooper Lighting before venturing off in 2010 to launch his own lighting consultancy business with an emphasis on sales and marketing activities and acquisition and merger strategies. Read More

(May 2014)

General Growth Properties is upgrading its lighting at its Coronado Mall with the LumenOptix LRD

Located in Albuquerque, NM, the Coronado Mall is a two-story mall with 150 stores within 1,150,000 square feet. GGP is improving the lighting in the mall’s common areas by replacing their inefficient fluorescent and metal halide fixtures at a 40′ mounting height with the LumenOptix LRD. The simplicity of the installation meant no interruption to daily business. In addition to maintenance and energy savings, GGP, its patrons and its tenants will enjoy exceptional light distribution that enhances the shopping experience.

New Lighting Makeover at Westroads Makes the News

The largest mall in Nebraska with over 2,100 downlights Westroads Mall (a General Growth Property) chose the LRD from LumenOptix and makes the news.Westroads Mall Lighting Make Over VideoComing in October…

LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD), in additional beam spreads

Wide, Medium and Narrow Beams

(September 2013)

Exelon has selected the LER to replace its Fluorescent Troffers

Exelon Corporation is one of the largest power generators in the United States with operations in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon has selected the new LumenOptix LER to replace their existing T8, 3 lamp Fluorescent Troffers. In addition to energy and maintenance savings and ease of installation, Exelon will enjoy an updated appearance in their offices for their employees and visitors.

FNB Bank has selected the LER

The 1st National Bank of Green Bay, Wisconsin wanted an LED solution that was an architectural upgrade to their current fixtures, while offering the energy and maintenance benefits of LED. They have selected the LumenOptix LER. The LER installs within minutes and can transform the appearance of an entire space with its modern design and performance.

Lougheed Town Center is using the LRD to improve the lighting in its common areas

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lougheed Town Center is a regional mall of several hundred thousand square feet. They have selected the 6 inch and 8 inch LRD in numerous lumen packages to replace their existing metal halide lighting. Visitors to the mall will enjoy a better shopping experience through brighter lighting in all of the common areas.

UConn has selected the LumenOptix CLS

The University of Connecticut serves more than 30,000 students across 6 campuses. They have selected the LumenOptix CLS Cylinder Series for their UConn Health Center. In addition to saving over 80% in energy usage, the students and faculty alike will enjoy the great appearance of the surface mounted and wall mounted cylinders as well as their outstanding performance.

Lima Memorial Hospital has selected the LRD

Lima Memorial Health System is a leader in Northwest Ohio in providing quality, innovative health care for their many patients. They are using the 8 inch, 2,000 Lumen LRD to replace their current inefficient downlighting.

The Dennos Museum Center is using the LRD to improve its lighting

Affiliated with Northwest Michigan College, the Dennos Museum Center is home to the one of the most complete collections of Inuit art in the United States. The museum is replacing their 18 watt twin tube horizontal CFL lighting in the galleries, lobby and corridors with the LRD.

Our LED 2’x2′ and 2’x4′ troffer and parabolic solution for the built environment (LER), is now a qualified product with DesignLights Consortium®

The DesignLights Consortium® promotes quality, performance and energy efficient commercial sector lighting solutions through collaboration among its federal, regional, state, utility, and energy efficiency program members, luminaire manufacturers, lighting designers, and other industry stakeholders throughout the US and Canada. For the DLC qualified product listing please visit www.designlights.org, or click on logo to download PDF listing.

The LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD), is now available in 4000 lumens

Exelon has selected the LER to replace its Fluorescent Troffers

Exelon Corporation is one of the largest power generators in the United States with operations in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon has selected the new LumenOptix LER to replace their existing T8, 3 lamp Fluorescent Troffers. In addition to energy and maintenance savings and ease of installation, Exelon will enjoy an updated appearance in their offices for their employees and visitors.

FNB Bank has selected the LER

The 1st National Bank of Green Bay, Wisconsin wanted an LED solution that was an architectural upgrade to their current fixtures, while offering the energy and maintenance benefits of LED. They have selected the LumenOptix LER. The LER installs within minutes and can transform the appearance of an entire space with its modern design and performance.

Lougheed Town Center is using the LRD to improve the lighting in its common areas

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lougheed Town Center is a regional mall of several hundred thousand square feet. They have selected the 6 inch and 8 inch LRD in numerous lumen packages to replace their existing metal halide lighting. Visitors to the mall will enjoy a better shopping experience through brighter lighting in all of the common areas.

UConn has selected the LumenOptix CLS

The University of Connecticut serves more than 30,000 students across 6 campuses. They have selected the LumenOptix CLS Cylinder Series for their UConn Health Center. In addition to saving over 80% in energy usage, the students and faculty alike will enjoy the great appearance of the surface mounted and wall mounted cylinders as well as their outstanding performance.

Lima Memorial Hospital has selected the LRD

Lima Memorial Health System is a leader in Northwest Ohio in providing quality, innovative health care for their many patients. They are using the 8 inch, 2,000 Lumen LRD to replace their current inefficient downlighting.

The Dennos Museum Center is using the LRD to improve its lighting

Affiliated with Northwest Michigan College, the Dennos Museum Center is home to the one of the most complete collections of Inuit art in the United States. The museum is replacing their 18 watt twin tube horizontal CFL lighting in the galleries, lobby and corridors with the LRD.

Our LED 2’x2′ and 2’x4′ troffer and parabolic solution for the built environment (LER), is now a qualified product with DesignLights Consortium®

The DesignLights Consortium® promotes quality, performance and energy efficient commercial sector lighting solutions through collaboration among its federal, regional, state, utility, and energy efficiency program members, luminaire manufacturers, lighting designers, and other industry stakeholders throughout the US and Canada. For the DLC qualified product listing please visit www.designlights.org, or click on logo to download PDF listing.

The LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD), is now available in 4000 lumens

The NLB, for almost 40 years, has been dedicated to educating the general public on the advantages of proper, quality lighting – what it calls High-Benefit Lighting®.

The San Antonio Airport has selected the LRD to upgrade its downlighting

Passengers traveling through the San Antonio Airport will soon enjoy an improved lighting experience as the airport is replacing its inefficient lighting with the LumenOptix LRD. The airport chose the LRD for its exceptional visual acuity as well as its ease of installation and tremendous energy efficiency.

Amtrak is using the LRD to upgrade the lighting at its transportation centers

Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day connecting more than 500 destinations in 46 states and three Canadian provinces. As part of an efficiency initiative and an effort to improve the passenger experience, it has selected the LRD to replace its existing metal halide fixtures. Stations will have a brighter appearance as the LRD’s will efficiently produce up to 4,000 lumens, all while saving significant energy and maintenance costs.

Temple University’s Liacouras Center has selected the LRD

The Liacouras center is a 10,200 seat multi- purpose venue located on the Temple University Campus. The 340,000 square foot building is home to the Temple Owls Men and Women’s basketball teams as well as numerous other functions. In an effort to improve the fan experience, the University and Global Spectrum, the venue manager, have selected the LRD to improve the lighting at the Center.

(June 2013)

The Pennsylvania Convention Center has selected the LRD

The Pennsylvania Convention Center (“PACC”) is the 14th largest facility in the United States and the largest exhibit space in the Northeast. It has received numerous awards and recognitions for its Green initiatives. PACC has chosen the 10” LRD to replace its Metal Halide fixtures. The LRD will simply install into the existing rough in kits and will significantly improve the light and energy use at the Center.

The University of Hartford has selected LumenOptix’s LED Cylinders (“CLS”) for their Konover Center

The University of Hartford wanted to improve the appearance of their Konover Campus Center. They have selected the LumenOptix CLS LED Cylinders to replace their 250 Watt Incandescent fixtures. Faculty, Students and Visitors to the Campus will enjoy the significant upgrade in lighting while the Administration and Maintenance Departments will appreciate energy and maintenance savings for many years.

Jay Goodman, Founder of LumenOptix

Kohl’s has selected the LRD to improve the lighting in its stores

Kohl’s Department Stores is consistently recognized as a Sustainability Leader. Kohl’s has selected the LRD to improve the appearance of their stores and the customer experience while significantly reducing energy and maintenance costs. They are using the LRD to replace existing metal halide and fluorescent bulbs.

(May 2013)

General Growth Properties is using the LRD to upgrade the lighting at the largest mall in Nebraska

The Westroads Mall is a 1,200,000 square foot retail destination located in Omaha. GGP wanted to improve the customer experience while reducing energy and maintenance costs. They selected the 6” LRD to replace thousands of existing twin CFL fixtures within the common areas of Westroads.

The State University of New York Old Westbury has chosen the LRD to upgrade its lighting

SUNY Old Westbury needed a solution to replace their existing metal halide fixtures that were mounted in high and difficult to access locations. The LRD virtually eliminated ongoing maintenance and provided a significant increase in light quality. SUNY will enjoy substantial energy savings for many years to come.

Simon Properties has chosen the LRD to upgrade the lighting at its Briarwood Mall

Simon wanted to improve the lighting at its almost 1,000,000 square foot property in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The LRD family is a perfect solution as its ease of installation means no disturbance to the shopping experience in the mall’s common areas. Shoppers will enjoy a brighter shopping experience while Simon will see significant reductions in energy and maintenance costs.

(April 2013)

LightFair International 2013 was a tremendous success

LumenOptix wishes to thank everyone who visited our booth last week at LightFair. Along with our traditional Fluorescent lines, we showcased our full line of new innovative LED products which include our “LRD Series” (a full line of Downlights), our LED Cylinders, our complete line of LED parking garage fixtures, as well as our revolutionary new product, the “LER.” This fixture was incredibly well received as it converts troffers and parabolics to a specification grade LED fixture within minutes. We continue to expand our product offerings to provide specification grade products for the built environment.

The Georgia Military College is replacing their 32 watt CFL lighting with the LumenOptix LRD

Georgia Military College (“GMC”) wanted to improve the light quality for their students, faculty and visitors to their Campus. It’s ease of installation, exceptional visual acuity and significant reduction in maintenance costs made the 8” LRD a perfect fit. (March 2013)

The LumenOptix Sales team is expanding

LumenOptix is pleased to announce the addition of Preston Matthews to our growing Sales Team. Preston will represent LumenOptix in the Western United States and will replace Dennis Picklesimer, who is now Director of our National Accounts program. Preston is a lighting industry veteran having worked at companies such as CEW Lighting and Simkar. We are honored to have Preston on the LumenOptix team.

The LumenOptix Design team is expanding

LumenOptix is pleased to announce the addition of Stan Katz to our growing Design Team. Stan brings with him over 20 years of industry experience in Engineering, Product Development and Management. Stan will assist in bringing to market our growing pipeline of architectural grade, LED retrofit solutions. He has a BS in Environmental Design and Interior Planning from the University of California Berkeley as well as a Master of Industrial Program from the Pratt Institute. We are honored to have Stan on the LumenOptix team.

General Growth Properties is upgrading the lighting at its Bellis Fair Mall with the LumenOptix 6”, 8” and 10” LRD

GGP wanted to improve the light quality for visitors to their 773,000 square foot regional mall in Bellingham, WA. The LRD family is a perfect solution as its simple installation means no disturbance to the shopping experience in the common areas of the mall. In addition to nearly 78% in energy savings, the maintenance department will realize substantial savings in virtually eliminating future maintenance.

Employees and Visitors at this Fortune 500 facility will enjoy a substantial improvement in light quality along with a significant savings in both energy and maintenance costs. The ease of installation and exceptional visual acuity made the LRD a perfect solution.

Citigroup wanted to upgrade the quality of their lighting in their Ohio offices while reducing energy consumption and maintenance. Not only did our 2,000 Lumen LRD provide a tremendous light upgrade, by replacing their metal halide fixtures, Citi is saving nearly 75% in energy costs while virtually eliminating maintenance.

The Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center has chosen the LumenOptix LRD.

The Criminal Justice Center was looking for a simple solution to retrofit their downlights. The LRD is a no tools required for installation, patent pending solution that allowed the Justice Center to avoid costly installation charges and dramatically increase their light – all while significantly decreasing operating costs.

The University of Georgia has selected the LumenOptix LRD to upgrade the lighting in its Tifton Conference Center.

The Tifton Conference Center regularly hosts national, state and regional events and lighting is important to creating the right atmosphere at this venue. The 8”, 2,000 Lumen LRD provides the exceptional light quality required for conference facilities and will save the University both maintenance and energy costs.

Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, DE is going green with the LumenOptix LRD.

Cape Henlopen will save nearly 84% in energy costs as they replace their 150 watt metal halide fixtures with the 8”, 2,000 Lumen LRD. Students and faculty will enjoy a tremendous upgrade in light quality while decreasing the School District’s operating costs.

(January 2013)

The State of Tennessee has selected LumenOptix to retrofit it’s William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Towers with our LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD).

This skyscraper will see significantly lower energy use as well as eliminate future maintenance costs. The 1,000 employees working in the tower will experience a better, more upbeat illuminated environment.

General Growth Properties has chosen LumenOptix to replace their 400 watt quartz halogen downlights with our LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD) in the First Colony Mall in Sugarland TX.

In addition to saving GGP 90% in energy costs we improved the shopping experience and the quick install didn’t disturb retail sales. The maintenance free aspects of the LRD will continue to save them money making the LumenOptix LRD an ideal solution.

Texas A&M University in Laredo, TX has selected LumenOptix to retrofit their existing downlights with the LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD).

Texas A&M, the sixth largest university in the United States and home to over 50,000 students needed to improve their lighting for their students with little disruption to the classes as well as significantly reduce energy costs. The LRD was a perfect fit.

Founded in 1949, Grand Canyon University wanted to replace existing outdated and poor performing downlights in their expansive facilities. With our LRD the light output was dramatically improved while the cost of future maintenance eliminated saving them a lot of expense.

The US government has selected LumenOptix to replace their existing downlights in the United States Federal Reserve building located in Philadelphia, PA with the LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD)

The US Government needed to improve lighting for security reasons as well as cut energy costs. They chose LumenOptix LED Retrofit Downlight (LRD) because of the visual acuity and quick installation.

(November 2012)

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